THIS COULD MEAN FOR OUR LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS. IN THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF DOWNTOWN OKC, COFFEE IS A MUST FOR MANY, BUT NEWS OF A COFFEE POWERHOUSE COMING TO DOWNTOWN OKC FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS PEOPLE TALKING. A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE STARBUCKS. IT’S A CLASSIC. A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE THE NEW STUFF. THE CRAFT COFFEE PLACES YOU SEE POPPING UP. ACCORDING TO THIS POST FROM OKC TALK, STARBUCKS WILL SET UP SHOP ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PARK AND BROADWAY AT 100 PARK AVE. WE WEREN’T ABLE TO CONFIRM IT WITH THE CITIES CHAMBER OR THE COFFEE GIANT. IF IT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BE THE FIRST STARBUCKS IN THE CITY CENTER OUTSIDE OF THE BRICKTOWN LOCATIONS. WHILE SOME SAY IT SPEAKS TO OKC GROWTH, I THINK WE’RE REALLY MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF BEING A REAL STAR CITY. OTHERS SAY YOU SHOULD SIP LOCAL TO FUEL UP WHEN YOU BUY FROM A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP UP THE STREET HERE AT 200 OR 300 PARK AVENUE, YOU’RE SUPPORTING NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EMPLOYED THERE, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ROAST THE COFFEE. AND THAT MONEY STAYS RIGHT HERE IN OKLAHOMA ON PARK AVENUE ALONE, THERE ARE THREE COFFEE SHOPS, INCLUDING NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE’S IN OKLAHOMA COFFEE SHOP, WHO EMPLOYS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE OWNER TELLS ME IT’S IMPORTANT FOR OKLAHOMANS TO SHOP LOCAL AND NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE. WE DON’T SELL CONVENIENCE. WE SELL COMMUNITY. NO INDEPENDENT COFFEE SHOP WOULD BE HERE WITHOUT STARBUCKS. SO TECHNICALLY ALL OF US STAND ON THEIR SHOULDERS. AND SO WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR THEM BREAKING INTO THE SPECIALTY COFFEE SCENE. OBVIOUSLY, HOWEVER, I PREFER PEOPLE SHO
Coffee shops react to possible Starbucks in Downtown Oklahoma City
Downtown Oklahoma City may soon see its first Starbucks, and local coffee shops hope residents will continue to support local businesses.
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Updated: 12:13 PM CDT Sep 6, 2024
Downtown Oklahoma City may soon see its first Starbucks, and local coffee shops hope residents will continue to support local businesses.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.In the hustle and bustle of Downtown Oklahoma City, coffee is a must for many, but news of a Starbucks moving in has people talking.“A lot of people like Starbucks, it’s a classic. A lot of people really appreciate the new stuff though, the craft coffee places popping up,” said Corey Love, who works in Downtown Oklahoma City.According to a post from OKCTalk, the coffee chain is planning on setting up shop on the southwest corner of Park and Broadway avenues, specifically at 100 Park Avenue.KOCO 5 was not able to confirm the new business with the city’s Chamber of Commerce or Starbucks.If it happens, it would be the first Starbucks in the city’s center, outside of the Bricktown locations.Some said it speaks to the city’s growth. “I think we’re really moving in the direction of being a real star city,” Love said.Others said you should sip local to fuel up.>> Download the KOCO 5 App“When you buy from a local coffee shop up the street here at 200 and 300 Park Avenue, you’re not only supporting the people who are employed there, but the people that roast the coffee. That money stays right there in Oklahoma,” said Tim Herbel, executive director of Not Your Average Joe.On Park Avenue, there are three coffee shops, including Not Your Average Joe, an Oklahoma coffee shop that employs people with disabilities. Herbel said it’s important that residents shop locally.“At Not Your Average Joe, we don’t sell convenience. We sell community,” Herbel said. “No independent coffee shop would be here without Starbucks so technically all of us stand on their shoulders and so we’re grateful for them breaking into specialty coffee, obviously however I prefer people shop local.”Top HeadlinesTeen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school denied prior online threats in 2023Raygun apologizes to breakdance community for backlash to her Paris Olympics performanceOklahoma City tenants only given less than one day’s notice stairs would be out of orderCharges dismissed against man accused of 2017 double murder at Del City laundromatCrews battle several fires across Oklahoma City metro
OKLAHOMA CITY — Downtown Oklahoma City may soon see its first Starbucks, and local coffee shops hope residents will continue to support local businesses.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
In the hustle and bustle of Downtown Oklahoma City, coffee is a must for many, but news of a Starbucks moving in has people talking.
“A lot of people like Starbucks, it’s a classic. A lot of people really appreciate the new stuff though, the craft coffee places popping up,” said Corey Love, who works in Downtown Oklahoma City.
According to a post from OKCTalk, the coffee chain is planning on setting up shop on the southwest corner of Park and Broadway avenues, specifically at 100 Park Avenue.
KOCO 5 was not able to confirm the new business with the city’s Chamber of Commerce or Starbucks.
If it happens, it would be the first Starbucks in the city’s center, outside of the Bricktown locations.
Some said it speaks to the city’s growth.
“I think we’re really moving in the direction of being a real star city,” Love said.
Others said you should sip local to fuel up.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
“When you buy from a local coffee shop up the street here at 200 and 300 Park Avenue, you’re not only supporting the people who are employed there, but the people that roast the coffee. That money stays right there in Oklahoma,” said Tim Herbel, executive director of Not Your Average Joe.
On Park Avenue, there are three coffee shops, including Not Your Average Joe, an Oklahoma coffee shop that employs people with disabilities. Herbel said it’s important that residents shop locally.
“At Not Your Average Joe, we don’t sell convenience. We sell community,” Herbel said. “No independent coffee shop would be here without Starbucks so technically all of us stand on their shoulders and so we’re grateful for them breaking into specialty coffee, obviously however I prefer people shop local.”
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